Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 59 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 1:02 PM HADT (22:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 68 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 1:02 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-08-23 22:02:10 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.354° N, 176.809° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 42

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 164.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bnfa (also filed as ak020aunxw7h). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.